The Federal
Government has said it will expand the social register for palliative
distribution, by employing digital models including the use of Bank
Verification Number (BVN).
The Minister of
Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouq, stated this while
responding to questions at the Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19 on
Tuesday.
Farouq noted that
deploying digital means will be faster and make the distribution more
effective.
“We are using other
models including BVN to identify bank accounts. We are also using mobile phone
networks to identify poor and vulnerable people in the society.
“This is going to be
faster, transparent and give room for more accountability,” Farouq said.
It represents a
U-turn for the FG, who initially said they would only provide cash relief for
Nigerians who recharge N100 on their phones and have N5,000 or less in their
bank accounts.
This stance was met
with criticisms from Nigerians.
Even the National
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, urged the government to
use BVN.
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